Improvement in plows



UNITE-D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREW F. EPPES, OF STONY CREEK, VIRGINIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN PLOWS.

Specificationy forming part of Letters Patent No. 102,789, dated May 10, ISTO.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW F. EPPEs, of Stony Greek, in the county ot' Sussex and State of Virginia, have invented a. new and Improved Plow; Iuid I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, und exact description of the construction and operation of the same, rei'erence being hud to the Atcompanying-druwings, making a prt of this specitication, in which- Figure 1 is u front elevation with the twowinged share in place, the others being removed; and Fig. 2 is a side elevation with the one-winged share, and Fig. 3 is an elevation of the share d. f

This invention consists of sundry improvements in the construction of plows, whereby they are rendered more usel'ul in operation.

In the drawings, A isthe plow-stock, attached at its top to one side ofthe plow-beam, and provided with an offset, a, which brings it directly beneath the plow-beam,so that a. brace, a', may be extended straight back from the stock to the plow-handles. The lower part ofthe stock has a horizontztlcutter, b, projectingfroin both sides and adjustable in different sockets of the stock, so that it muy shave ott' grass-roots whether the plow run deep or shuL.

low. For making drills a front and shallow share, c, projects forward from the stock, and is provided with a vertical colter, c', to cut the sod. I use, one at a time, three shares, d, for simply turning mfurrow, e, provided with one wing, e, for throwing dirt to one side, and h, provided with two wings, L li', for throwing direct to lboth sides. The shares are used in conjunction with the drill-point c, and are attached by bolts and nuts to the stock A just below`the offset.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new7 and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

'lhe stock A, madewith an offset, a, and brace a', all in one piece, in combination with the root-cutter b or d, drill-point c and cutter c, und adjustable hinged share i or h', in the manner und for they purpose described.

A. F. EPPES.

Witnesses;

B. HARRISON, B. F. WINFIELD. 

